Chicago - January 30, 2009

Baby, Baby

Beauty & Soul Spa

The last time you were coddled, you were in a onesie subsisting on breast milk.

But grown-ups deserve to be indulged, too. And they can — at Leticia Kagan’s crib, Beauty & Soul spa in the Gold Coast.

A skin care and massage therapist and energy healer, Kagan has all the qualities a good mother should: patience, comfort, intuition. But it’s her keen, almost scary perceptiveness that sets her apart from the rest.

First, she’ll ask questions — how’s your diet? What’s your skin care routine? Do you meditate? — to ascertain which treatments will benefit you (facials, massage, relaxation therapy). Then she’ll get to work, using multiple techniques at once (gentle massage while masks set in).

All-natural and organic products like Éminence and Decléor leave you refreshed and reborn.

Being pampered, 1. Pampers, 0.

Beauty & Soul, 65 East Oak Street, between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue, suite 2c (312-943-4388 or beautysoulspa.com).